Glenfiddich 12 year single malt

Thomen · 11-25-10, 01:45 AM

I am so jealous right now... I used to have a nice glass (no ice, please) every once in awhile. Loving it since the my first sip.

TarJak · 11-25-10, 02:02 AM

I've got a bottle of the 12 open now and it's light smooth and well worth having about for when you want a quiet dram. The elders are all good too. If you want something a bit different try the 15 yo Solera Reserve. You get chocolate, honey, spices as well as the peaty wood flavours familiar to other Glen's.

Thinking about it I might just have a glass tonight when I finish this beer.

Buddahaid · 11-25-10, 02:04 AM

Mmmmmmm.........

Love the single malts!

antikristuseke · 11-25-10, 03:24 AM

I am too partial to islay malts to be objective about other whisky.

Betonov · 11-25-10, 05:55 AM

Dont want to sound like a total idiot but I got to clear this:
12 years means it has been in the barrel for 12 years right, if it was in the barrel for 12 years and then in the bottle for 12 years its still 12 years old. Is this right or am I missing something??

Rhodes · 11-25-10, 06:01 AM

Last monday I run all the supermarkets for a Glenmorris or Glenmorrich (my father and is english...) but only find out Glenfiddich. I think 12 years were at 33€ or something.
I do not like whisky, I more a brandy and conhac person!

Skybird · 11-25-10, 06:18 AM

Enjoy it rarely only, maybe 3-4 times a year, but then I enjoy it indeed. Don'T want to claim being an expert and of great knoweldge on whisky, I am not, but I tasted maybe a dozen different brands over the past few years now, the usual bunch of famous Scottish suspects. I ended up to prefer Dalwhinnie (15 yrs) and, if I want an even softer touch, a Irishman, Jameson 1780 (12 yrs).

I prefer the mild over the routh ones in general. Laphroig - oh my dear!

Platapus · 11-25-10, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betonov

Dont want to sound like a total idiot but I got to clear this:
12 years means it has been in the barrel for 12 years right, if it was in the barrel for 12 years and then in the bottle for 12 years its still 12 years old. Is this right or am I missing something??

You are correct. One can't buy a bottle of Scotch and put it on the shelf for 12 years and think you have scotch that is aged 12 years.

Well actually it has aged 12 years, but not in a good way.

The key is the verb "aged" which indicates a specific process as opposed to just getting old.

11-25-10, 02:04 AM	#3
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,319 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Mmmmmmm......... Love the single malts! __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

11-25-10, 06:01 AM	#6
Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,515 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Last monday I run all the supermarkets for a Glenmorris or Glenmorrich (my father and is english...) but only find out Glenfiddich. I think 12 years were at 33€ or something. I do not like whisky, I more a brandy and conhac person! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

11-25-10, 06:18 AM	#7
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,609 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Enjoy it rarely only, maybe 3-4 times a year, but then I enjoy it indeed. Don'T want to claim being an expert and of great knoweldge on whisky, I am not, but I tasted maybe a dozen different brands over the past few years now, the usual bunch of famous Scottish suspects. I ended up to prefer Dalwhinnie (15 yrs) and, if I want an even softer touch, a Irishman, Jameson 1780 (12 yrs). I prefer the mild over the routh ones in general. Laphroig - oh my dear! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

11-25-10, 01:45 AM	#1
Thomen Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,207 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I am so jealous right now... I used to have a nice glass (no ice, please) every once in awhile. Loving it since the my first sip.

11-25-10, 02:02 AM	#2
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I've got a bottle of the 12 open now and it's light smooth and well worth having about for when you want a quiet dram. The elders are all good too. If you want something a bit different try the 15 yo Solera Reserve. You get chocolate, honey, spices as well as the peaty wood flavours familiar to other Glen's. Thinking about it I might just have a glass tonight when I finish this beer.

11-25-10, 03:24 AM	#4
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I am too partial to islay malts to be objective about other whisky.

11-25-10, 05:55 AM	#5
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Dont want to sound like a total idiot but I got to clear this: 12 years means it has been in the barrel for 12 years right, if it was in the barrel for 12 years and then in the bottle for 12 years its still 12 years old. Is this right or am I missing something??